RD62 - Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services FY 2011 Annual Report


Executive Summary:
Item 304.N. of the 2011 Appropriation Act requires the Department to submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly. It states:

"The Department shall submit a report to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees no later than December 1 of each year for the preceding fiscal year that provides information on the operation of Virginia's publicly-funded behavioral health and developmental services system. The report shall include a brief narrative and data on the numbers of individuals receiving state facility services or CSB services, including purchased inpatient psychiatric services, the types and amounts of services received by these individuals, and CSB and state facility service capacities, staffing, revenues, and expenditures. The annual report also shall describe major new initiatives implemented during the past year and shall provide information on the accomplishment of systemic outcome and performance measures during the year."

The Department is pleased to submit its FY 2011 annual report to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees. The first section briefly describes Virginia’s public behavioral health and developmental services system. Following sections present data about numbers of individuals who received services from that system, the types and amounts of services they received, and the service capacities, staffing, funding, and expenditures of the services system. Final sections describe initiatives and accomplishments, provide updates on major projects, and present FY 2011 performance and outcome measures.